Image 3A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 4First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 14European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 15The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 16The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 37Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895 (from Aviation)
Image 38The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 39German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 43Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 44A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 45Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 54Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 55A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 56According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 57Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 63Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 640-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 65The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from Aviation)
Image 66Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 67Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
The Eurocopter AS 350 Ecureuil ("Squirrel") and AS 355 Ecureuil 2 are a family of light helicopters originally manufactured by Aérospatiale (now part of Eurocopter Group). The AS 350 (marketed as the AStar in North America) is the single-engined version, while the AS 355 (TwinStar) uses two engines. The EC 130B is a recent adaptation of the AS 350 airframe.
... that a section of Mississippi Highway 489 was designated as the Jason Boyd Memorial Highway to commemorate the MDOT superintendent who was killed while removing debris from the road?
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... that United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg wrote an essay in 2000 on Bernie Sanders, his future competitor in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries?